Saturday, December 26, 2009

Guy Richie's newest version of the cerebral detective'story is released today, with what we are promised is a homoerotic view of the relationship between the famous sleuth and his accolite Dr Watson. Robert Downey Jr, Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock, told a British newspaper the film was about “two men who happen to be roommates, wrestle a lot and share a bed”.

To mark the occasion, Robbie Hudson explores for the Times the various guises that the relationship between Sherlock and the Doctor have taken over the years.

We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.

Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.

Enjoy!

Owt on’t’telly?

A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV.Biggie of the week is An Englishman in New York; the sequel to the Naked Civil Servant on ITV1 December 28th. The original was shown 34 years ago.

TVNewCelebrity Come Dine with Me is repeated on C4 4.05 Saturday. It’s the one with Nicky Clarke. Matthew Bourne’s dance drama The Car Man is at 10pm on More4, followed by Eddie Izzard: Dressed to Kill at 11.45Sunday’s Celebrity Mastermind on BBC1 at 7.30pm includes Paul O’Grady. Christmas Eve’s QI is repeated on BBC2 at 12.35 am. BBC3’s Family Guy at 11.30pm sees Peter take part in a medical experiment which has the side effect of turning him gay. On BBC4, Orson Welles over Europe at 9.30pm is presented and narrated by Simon Callow.Mamma Mia: Where Did it All Go Right? and The Abba Years on Five from 7pm. Also on Five at 11.50pm is the Bourne Identity: The True Story. Sandi’s Christmas Cracker at 10.15am on Sky Arts1.On Monday: Corrie’s Anthony Cotton on All Star Family Fortunes Celebrity Special on ITV1 at 10.25am. John Hurt revives the role of Quentin Crisp, Britain’s most famous and outspoken queen and plays him in his twilight years (there were many of them!) in An Englishman in New York on ITV1 at 9pm. Morrissey at 8am on SkyArts1BBC1 at 10.35pm BBC1 Monday. Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings at 10pm BBC2. It’s LGBT interest is that Derek Jacobi has a part, but, well, it’s Victoria Wood isn’t it? Come Dine with Me Christmas on C4 at 8pm Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday: BBC2 repeats an Ab Fab with the title ‘Gay’ as part of the June Whitfield tribute evening at 10pm, followed by the inevitable repeat of QI at 10.55. C4 airs Will and Grace every morning at 7.45 and Come Dine with Me Omnibuses from 3.05- 4.10 and 4.55-6pm every weekday through to Thursday. Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas Special at 10.20pm; Elton John on Sky Arts1 at 2pm.On Wednesday: Freddie Mercury on Bio at 11pm. Graham Norton in Who Do You Think You Are? on Blighty at 6pm. Thursday, or New Year’s Eve if you prefer: Ian McKellen amongst others on his role as a voice over in The Magic Roundabout at 9.55am on BBC1. Graham Norton’s New Year’s Eve Show at 10.40 guests Joan Rivers. Corrie at 8.30 is written by Jonathan Harvey. Alan Carr: Chatty Man’s New Year’s Special is repeated at 10pm on E4. Dr Who on Friday (NYD) BBC1 at 12.55pm; repeat of the first of the two-parter that sees the end of David Tennant. QI at 9.30am. C4’s Come Dine with Me at 5pm, with an Omnibus at 6.10pm on More4. Also at 6.10pm and then at 7.55, as a climax to a long storyline comprising blackmail, Syed is outed by his lover Christian on his wedding day on Eastenders on BBC1.

FilmsOn Saturday, X-Men on Film4 at 9pm. At the same time the glorious Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is on TCM.Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure at 11.45pm Family Sunday. Jodie Foster plays the eponymous feisty Anna in Anna and the King on C4 at 12.25pm Monday.On Tuesday, the legendary James Dean in East of Eden on Classics at 9pm.Mamma Mia on Family at 8pm Wednesday.X-Men day on Thursday; with the original on Modern Greats at 6.40pm and Last Stand at 9pm Film4.NYD Friday Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls on E4 at 9pm and St Trinians on Family at 9pm

RadioPlease also note that Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour contains a lot of relevant content and is generally LGBT friendly, but a lot of its output is not available to us before we put this on the site. For the latest Woman’s Hour stuff, subscribe to the programme's newsletter here.

Tuesday 29thBBC Radio 2 - 5pm: Who on Who. David Tennant interviews Russell T. Davies. David Tennant is on every TV and radio programme this week; or it seems that way.BBC Radio 4 - 3.30: Bright Young Things

Wednesday 30thBBC Radio 4 - 3.30: Bright Young Things

Thursday: NYEBBC Radio 2 - 5pm: The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere. Paul Gambaccini on their appealBBC Radio 2 - 6: AbbaBBC Radio 4 - 3.30: Bright Young Things

Friday: NYDBBC Radio 2 - 2pm: The Great British Songbook of the Noughties. Alan Carr among the talkers and Will Young among the singersBBC Radio 2 - 7.30pm: Ella, Aretha, Dusty and MeBBC Radio 4 - 4pm: Last WordBBC Radio 7 - 7pm: Stop Messing About!BBC Radio 7 - 7.30: At Home with Hinge and Bracket

Local and online

For a global classification of queer radio on line:http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 andhttp://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=LesbianGay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.

Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/

GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Peter Tatchell has withdrawn as Green candidate for Oxford East. In a characteristically candid statement, he said that he would not be able to fulfil all the demands of the post, if elected, as a result of brain damage sustained from beatings he received by Mugabe's henchmen, right wing thugs at Moscow Pride and a recent road incident.

"I have postponed making this announcement for several months, in the hope that I might get better and be able to carry on as the Green candidate. Unfortunately, my condition has not improved. If anything, it is worse," he said.

"There is, however, a glimmer of hope for the future. The medical advice is that if I slow down and reduce my workload my condition may improve in a year or so. On the downside, I am unlikely to ever recover fully. Some of the damage is probably permanent.

"I don't regret a thing. Getting a thrashing and brain injuries was not what I had expected or wanted. But I was aware of the risks. Taking risks is sometimes necessary, in order to challenge injustice. My beatings had the positive effect of helping draw international attention to the violent, repressive nature of the Russian and Zimbabwean regimes. I'm glad of that.

"My physical inconveniences are nothing by comparison to the far worse beatings inflicted on human rights defenders in countries like Russia, Iran, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Columbia, Sudan and Burma. These heroic activists often end up jailed or dead. I count myself lucky.

"The Oxford Green Party expects to select a new parliamentary candidate in January. That person will have my wholehearted support. I intend to campaign with them during the general election.

"I would like to thank members of Oxford Green Party for their immense kindness, support, and generosity during my two and a half years as their candidate. It has been a pleasure working with the Oxford Greens and I wish them future success."

Flights (or Fights) of Fancy; the 7th Annual LGBT History and Archives Conference was a great success.

Held on 5th of December at the London Metropolitan Archives, the day's events included a tour of ancient Egypt and same-sex desire and gender identity at the British Museum, National Gay Icons, LG comics, fanzines and graphic novels, a history of the 70s theatre company Gay Sweatshop, and a worrying account of press hysteria and censorship in Glasgow.

For a full report by Tony Fenwwick, please click here (Word document).

We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.

Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.

Enjoy!

Owt on’t’telly?

A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV.Christmas is a time when lesbigays and trans folks tend to be left out in the cold by the terrestrials. This year is no exception. There’s a sequel to The Naked Civil Servant, but that comes up next week.

TVNewTake That do a special of their Circus tour at 6.30pm ITV1 Saturday (repeated Sunday 2.20pm), followed by Ian McKellen among the Stars on the Street (Corrie) at 8. Sunday’s Corrie Omnibus on ITV1 at 10.10am includes two episodes written by Jonathan Harvey in the last hour. Best of Graham Norton on BBC1 at 10.35pm BBC1 Monday. Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings at 10pm BBC2. It’s LGBT interest is that Derek Jacobi has a part, but, well, it’s Victoria Wood isn’t it? Come Dine with Me Christmas on C4 at 8pm Monday and Tuesday. Also on C4 Tuesday: Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas Special at 10.20pm; his Celebrity Ding Dong Special from last year is repeated on E4 at 11.30pm. Alan Bennett on Bennett on BBC4 at 7.50pm. Sandi (Toksvig’s) Christmas Cracker on Sky Arts1 at 8pm (includes the London Gay Men's Chorus and many other surprise guests).Come Dine with Me from Northampton Omnibus on C4 1.35pm Wednesday. QI XL on BBC2 at 11.10. Ballet Boyz interpret The Rite of Spring on BBC3 at 10pm. Old Celebrity Come Dine with Me with David Gest at 9 on More4. George Michael on Bio at 9. The Tsarina’s Slippers by Tchaichovsky at 2.15pm BBC2 Thursday, or Christmas Eve if you prefer. Derek Jacobi in The Old Curiosity Shop on ITV1 at 3.15 (if you like gambling run a sweepstake on how many versions of A Christmas Carol there are over Christmas. It runs into double figures). Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas at 9pm BBC1 and QI at 10. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Christmas Special concludes at 10 on C4, followed by Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas Special at 11.05 (yes, it was shown on Tuesday as well). Celebrity Shock List on Five (what’s the point in Five?) features George Michael and Stephen Gately. Dr Who on Friday (Christmas Day) BBC1 at 6pm; the two parter that sees the end of David Tennant. QI is repeated on BBC2 at midnight. Five dedicates its evening to programmes about ABBA. Oh, that’s the point of Five! Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas Special repeated at 9pm on E4.

OngoingC4’s Come Dine with Me on Saturday at 5. Come Dine with Me on Sunday at 8pm on C4. St Trinians 2 Premiere repeated on C4 at 10.30am and Ugly Betty at 10pm Monday.

FilmsJodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs at 9.50pm on Modern Greats. On Tuesday, X-Men at 2.35pm on Modern Greats. Mamma Mia on Sky Movies Christmas (Goddess help us!) at 8pm Thursday and Four Weddings and a Funeral at 9 on Film4Billy Elliot on Friday (Christmas day) on BBC3 at 9pm.

RadioPlease also note that Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour contains a lot of relevant content and is generally LGBT friendly, but a lot of its output is not available to us before we put this on the site. For the latest Woman’s Hour stuff, subscribe to the programme's newsletter here.

For a global classification of queer radio on line:http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 andhttp://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=LesbianGay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.

Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/

GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

LGBT History Month today announced four new academic patrons: Sheila Rowbotham, Viv Gardner, Melanie Tebbutt and Martin Hall. All four are highly respected professors in their fields.

Prof Rowbotham is a sociologist and international writer on women’s history. Viv Gardner is Professor of Theatre Studies, with a special interest in women in British theatre. Prof Tebbutt is the Director of the Manchester Centre for Regional History, with a special interest in working class histories. Prof Hall is an historical archaeologist and Vice Chancellor of Salford University.

Co-chair Sue Sanders said: “We’re honoured to have such eminent professors give us their support.

"In previous years, our calendar has shown amazing community support for celebrating our history. The involvement of academics will extend our influence into the highest levels.”

Sunday, December 13, 2009

We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.

Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.

Enjoy!

Owt on’t’telly?

A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV.

TVNewWill Young on Cheryl Cole’s Night In on ITV1 at6.30pmSaturday.X Factor 7.30. Alan Carr on the British Comedy Awards at 9.30. Come Dine with Me Extra Portions at 7.30 on C4. Ian McKellen and Anthony Sher on acting Shakespeare at 8.25pm More4. Double repeat of QI on Dave 9pm. What the Dickens on Sky Arts1 10.05. Demi Moore on Bio 10am and 4pm.On Sunday, there’s T4 St. Trinians 2 Premiere on C4 at 12.50pm. X Factor Final ITV1 7.30. Come Dine with Me C4 at 8.30. Wayne McGregor on The South bank Show at 10.45pm ITV1. Ugly Betty 6pm E4 and Come Dine with Me More4 6.20. Monday’s Paul O’Grady Show on C4 at 5pm is a Christmas panto Special with Stephen Fry, repeated Thursday 12.40pm. Will Young performs his latest on the Graham Norton Show at 10.35 Monday, repeated Tuesday midnight.Madonna guests on GMTV Monday ITV1 (Part 2 Tuesday). The Graham Norton Show at 10.35 (repeated Tuesday 11.55). Kristian Digby in Open House on BBC2 at 1.45pm. On Tuesday there’s Westlife on The Alan Titchmarch Show on ITV at 3pm, and Will Young on The Paul O’Grady Show at 5 on C4. Fabulous: The Story of Queer Cinema on Sky Arts1 at 12.20. Lady GaGa and Bette Midler on The Royal variety Performance on ITV1 from 7.30pmWednesday. On C4 there’s Come Dine with Me at 8.30 and Alan Carr: Chatty Man at 11.20pm. Boy George on Bio at 11pm.Mark Gatiss in the creepy Crooked House, repeated on BBC4 at 11pm Thursday. Truman Capote: profile of the Author on Sky Arts1 at 1.10am.Westlife on GMTV Friday. Eddie Izzard guests on Jonathan Ross at 10.35 BBC1. Both Corries on ITV1 are written by Jonathan Harvey. QI on Dave at 9.

OngoingC4’s Come Dine with Me on Saturday at 4. Doctor Who and Torchwood on Watch at 8 and 9pm. X Factor ITV1 Saturday and Sunday. Come Dine with Me on Sunday at 8pm on C4. Frasier 8.30, Will and Grace at 9am, Ugly Betty 11am and the Paul O’Grady Show every day at 5pm on C4. On Monday, BBC2 repeats last Thursday’s QI at 10, while C4 is airing Ugly Betty. True Bloodon Wednesday C4 at 10pm. The Restaurant at 8pm on Thursday BBC2. QI on BBC1 at 9.30. Alan Carr Chatty Man at 10pm on C4.Beautiful People concludes at 10pm on BBC2 Friday.

RadioPlease also note that Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour contains a lot of relevant content and is generally LGBT friendly, but a lot of its output is not available to us before we put this on the site. For the latest Woman’s Hour stuff, subscribe to the programme's newsletter here.

Monday 14thBBC Radio 4 - 9am: Start the Week. Andrew Marr discusses artists of the First World WarBBC Radio 7 - 6.30pm: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the Strand

Tuesday 15thBBC Radio 3 - 11am: The Essay: The Great and the Good Mr Handel; 2/5 Handel and RelationshipsBBC Radio 4 - 4.30: Great Lives. Presented by Matthew Parris. Rich Hall on Tennessee WilliamsBBC Radio 7 - 6.30pm: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the Strand

Thursday 17thBBC Radio 2 - 10.30: Alan Carr’s Comedy OutingsBBC Radio 4 - 11.30am: Protected by Faith. John Waite on the work of The Vatican Secret Archives Laboratory

Friday 18thBBC Radio 4 - 4pm: Last WordBBC Radio 4 - 11.30: O Lucky Man. Appreciation of the life and work of Lindsay Anderson6 Music - 7pm: Tom RobinsonBBC Radio 7 - 7pm: Stop Messing aboutBBC Radio 7 - 7.30: At Home with Hinge and BracketBBC Radio 7 - 11.30: The 99p Challenge. Presented by Sue Perkins

Local and online

For a global classification of queer radio on line:http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 andhttp://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=LesbianGay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.

Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/

GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.

Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.

Enjoy!

Owt on’t’telly?

A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV.

TVNewBeing Alan Bennett at 9.30pm on BBC2Saturday.50 Greatest Comedy Films on E4 at 9.30pm is presented by Stephen Fry.Fern Britton Meets… on BBC1 at 10am Sunday guests Desmond Tutu.The South Bank Show on ITV1 at 11.20 features Carol Anne Duffy. BBC4 devotes its evening to Alan Bennett.Madonna guests on GMTV Monday ITV1 (Part 2 Tuesday). The Graham Norton Show at 10.35 (repeated Tuesday 11.55). Kristian Digby in Open House on BBC2 at 1.45pm. BBC2 also repeats last Thursday’s QI at 10, while C4 is airing Ugly Betty.On Tuesday there’s Boy George on The Alan Titchmarch Show on ITV at 3pm. A Woman of No Importance by Alan Bennett on BBC4 at 10.40. A Cream Cracker with the late Thora Hird on BBC4 10.10pm Wednesday.Ronan Keating on This Morning at 10.30 on ITV1, plus QI on BBC1 at 9.30pm Thursday. What the Dickens? at 10.05pm Sky Arts 1.On Friday C4 repeats The Boy Who Was Born a Girl at 7.30pm and Eddie Izzard is on More4 at 11.15pm .

OngoingC4’s Come Dine with Me on Saturday at 4. Doctor Who and Torchwood on Watch at 8 and 9pm. X Factor ITV1 Saturday and Sunday. Come Dine with Me on Sunday at 8pm on C4. Will and Grace at 9am and the Paul O’Grady Show every day at 5pm on C4. True Blood on Wednesday C4 at 10pm. The Restaurant at 8pm on Thursday BBC2. Alan Carr Chatty Man at 10pm on C4. Beautiful People at 10pm on BBC2 Friday.

FilmsWhatever Happened to Baby Jane? on Classics at 8pm Saturday. Monday on Classics at 11.10pm there’s James Dean in East of Eden. Mamma Mia on Family at 8pm Tuesday.

RadioPlease also note that Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour contains a lot of relevant content and is generally LGBT friendly, but a lot of its output is not available to us before we put this on the site. For the latest Woman’s Hour stuff, subscribe to the programme's newsletter here.

Monday 7thBBC Radio 4 - 9am: Start the Week. Andrew Marr discusses Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second SexBBC Radio 7 - 6.30pm: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the Strand

Tuesday 8thBBC Radio 4 - 1.30pm: Tales from the Stave. Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our TimeBBC Radio 4 - 4.30: Great Lives. Presented by Matthew ParrisBBC Radio 7 - 6.30pm: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the Strand

Wednesday 9thBBC Radio 4 - 11am: In Living Memory. The Mapplethorpe Affair. An apposite recall of the attempts to burn the books of the US photographerBBC Radio 4 - 8pm: The Moral Maze. The cut-throat debate that often touches on LGBT issues returnsBBC Radio 7 - 6.30pm: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the Strand

Friday 11thBBC Radio 4 - 2.15: Afternoon Play: Number 10; A Failed State. Final part of a series starring Anthony Sher as PMBBC Radio 4 - 4pm: Last Word6 Music - 7pm: Tom RobinsonBBC Radio 7 - 6.30pm: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the StrandBBC Radio 7 - 7pm: Stop Messing aboutBBC Radio 7 - 11.30: The 99p Challenge. Presented by Sue Perkins

Local and online

For a global classification of queer radio on line:http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 andhttp://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=LesbianGay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.

Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/

GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.

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